Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-29

toms most important business year the
two political committees came together
upon common platform, called to their
counsels q number of representative
business men and through the suFrages
of this combination ticket was presen-
ted to the people OF Yankton. Itis q
ticket which commends itself to the
good sense of this community and tho
excellence of its component parts is
universally conceded.
On placing this ticket before the
voters of Yankton our buslness men
have been actuated by one motive only
to secure an intelligent and progress
siye city government. They de-
sired only to fix the management OF
municipal affairs in the hands of men Of
broad views who would 80 manage the
affairs of the city that all interests
might be alike conserved and that no
citizen, high or humble, would have his
rights and privileges imposed upon
through the exercise OF unreasoning
prejudice.
The platform upon which this ticket
stands before the public is an iron clad
assurance of a wise and public spirited
administration of municipal affairs and
economical management of public funds
These are considerations OF the first I'M
portance to the taxpayer and to the
business man and property owner. The
experiences of the past municipal year
have conclnsiyely proven that wise
and public spirited administration is
needed and that economy in the expen-
diture of public funds should be invoked.
1t has been the policy Of our
city government to forbid the
employment OF private capital In
the development of enterprise which
would have added to the peauniary val
ue of property, would have brought
comfort and qualification to our people
and would have placed many thousand
dollars in the pockets of the laboring
men. This was not the policy of wisdom.
1t kept in the Golfers Of the capitalist
the dollars which should have gone to
feed the families of working men while
it was adding to the improvements and
the values of the city, 1t was the policy
OF ignorance and prejudice and in ita
reactionary effect it struck where it
could produce the greatest harm to the
greatest number. In the depart
ment of public expenditures
the year has been marked by extrava.
gance which business prudence can not
commend. We have not at hand the
details of the financial career OF the
municipality for the current year, but
rely upon the statement of the city
treasurer, who at the end OF the first sis
months declared the treasury empty
though the year had been begun with {
surplus larger than ever before in the
history of the CITY.
In view of these and other facts The
men of Yankton who maintain our muni
cipality, and are SO vitality interested il
growth and improvement that they mus
abandon the field they cannot secur,
these requisites, voiced general de
mand for better and wiser government
The prevailing sentiment among then
was that party lines be abrogated ant
that municipal affairs be given over t.
the custody OF men of fairness ant
ability, regardless of political prefer
ences. The duly authorized committed
Of the two political parties performed
their duty to their constituents in com
iplYing with this demand. The result Q
such compliance is ticket general.
acceptable to the masses who have NJ
political axes to grind.
There is, however, an element o
politicians IN our midst who are eve
ready to turn upon any move
ment which neglects to recogniz
them as individuals and it is this ele
ment which is now endesvoring to Great
opposition to the excellent ticket alread.
| selected. They are men who themselye
aspire to public positions, but were nc
named by the Joint democratic and re
Ipublican committee which constitute,
the municipal nominating convention
Hence they seek to obtain through othe
channels that which failed to come I
, them out of theacts OF those who create
tho regular municipal ticket. This j
hardly surprise. Men are 30 constitui
ed that they prefer themselves to any
body else and are even liable to honestl
believe that they have been ill.treated
their own hopes and aspirations az
, overlooked IN congregation Of the
: neighbors.
The striking feature Of this movemer
. for another municipal ticket ls til,
every one of its projectors is after q
9 Office. They have issued "manifeste
/, which assigns no responsibility TO ar
person, as it travels under tho we'll VOL
alias OF "Many Voters" This is pe
!. haps more an act of iudicious wisdo
than would be course which would q
a pose their ticket in advance Of its nor
, ination. Though the movement pu
i ports to be free for all open race to 81
. patriots of Yankton, it is well enoue
known that the entire ticket has be,
i selected. Those who participate
J, caucuses and convention will only CO
: firm the ticket as 1t was week ego d